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DESCRIPTION
With the release of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Apple Mail no longer respects the user's 'Hide at Login' setting. To work around this problem, use this simple AppleScript application to launch Apple Mail in a hidden state. It is intended to be set as one of your Login Items.
WHAT'S NEW
Version 1.0.1: Works again.
REQUIREMENTS
Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

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Developer:cowpiebingo
Downloads:2,661
  - Version d/l:2,412
Internet:Email
License:Free
Date:20 Jul 2006
Platform:PPC
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Jun 27 2006

MONO2STEREO  HiddenMail 1.0 appears to no longer work with the OS X v10.4.7 update. Mail is launched at login but is no longer hidden. Anyone else encounter the same problem after upgrading to 10.4.7?  
(Version 1.0)

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Oct 8 2005
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ANONYMOUS  Maybe you could post the script. I got the same startup problem with netnewswire and would like to change the programname you call in the script. That would be nice.   
(Version 1.0)

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Jul 20 2006

RICKROBERTS  With Automator:

Actions --

Finder: Launch application whatever

Automator: Run Applescript

tell application "Finder" to set the visible of process "whatever" to false

Save as an application and run put that in your login items.  
(Version 1.0.1)

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Aug 22 2005

ANONYMOUS  anyone know of any other apps that don't respond to the hide on login function of tiger?

oh and thanks for the script, i hope that apple sort this out, and yeah, ive submitted this a week ago to apple feedback  
(Version 1.0)

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Aug 22 2005

ANONYMOUS  yes Suitcase X1 11.0.4 does not hide  
(Version 1.0)

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Aug 23 2005

ANONYMOUS  For me skype don't respond to the hide on login function of tiger.  
(Version 1.0)

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Aug 23 2005

ANONYMOUS  s'weird. anyone know whats causing it?  
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Aug 22 2005

ANONYMOUS  Why wouldn't you just select Mail as a startup item and check the 'hidden' box? That's what I do for iCal. No AppleScript necessary.  
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Aug 22 2005

JEREMY  Thanks for downloading! Tiger Mail.app doesn't respect the 'hide' setting.  
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Aug 22 2005

JABBA88  For some reason, Mail doesn't launch hidden even

with the checkbox checked in accounts since Tiger

(10.4).  
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